Maintenance Planner

Job Description

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Plan preventative and predictive maintenance by developing and analyzing downtime reports and determine the root cause of the downtime through failure investigation, maintenance records, interviewing maintenance/production staff and analyzing the equipment.
• Chart all progress from these reports and analyze data. Administrate all functions to maintain regulatory compliance.
• Schedule preventive maintenance and word order activities, including regulatory compliance work, project and capital work. Upgrade the preventive maintenance work orders as needed.
• Develop and communicate consistencies between the shifts on trouble shooting, preventive and predictive maintenance work order completion and up time.
• Ensure all parts are properly available for scheduled work. Analyze parts spending by piece of equipment and develop preventive and predictive maintenance plans based upon historical data.
• Budget plan and create purchase orders for all parts and services needed to support this facility. Receive parts and services, process invoices and close out PO’s in accordance to company policy.

Qualifications

REQUIREMENTS:

• B.A./B.S. degree preferred. AA/B.S. degree or technical school graduate or a minimum of 3 years experience in the manufacturing industry is preferred or 5 years experience in supply chain, purchasing, warehouse or managerial accounting.
• Must have previous Supervisory experience.
• Must have knowledge of production equipment fundamentals.
• Must have a balanced technical/mechanical/electrical/human resource knowledge.
• Must be computer literate in Windows and SAP environments.
• Must be able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Must have strong interpersonal skills, able to interface on a daily basis with all support groups/departments.
• Must be functional in math, able to perform standard/metric calculations, and perform basicto intermediate statistical evaluations.
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment with little direct supervision.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Foster Farms is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Minorities, Females, Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Foster Farms participates in E-Verify during the hire process at all locations for all new employees.